Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
English Español
← Back to search

Harewood Shop: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Pittston Company
Boomer, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4603958

MSHA record for Harewood Shop (mine ID 4603958). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Harewood Shop.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1985–1989
Latest incident
Mar 1989
Ownership history
  1. Allied Chemical Corp-Semet Solvay Div 1950 to 1980
  2. Armco Inc 1980 to 1984
  3. Peabody Coal Company 1984 to 1988
  4. Hawks Nest Mining Company 1988 to 1995
  5. Kanawha Development Corp 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Harewood Shop sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1989 · 1 incident

March 23, 1989 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Hawks Nest Mining Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNKNOWN/ALLEGED HEARING IMPAIRMENT

1988 · 2 incidents

June 20, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Peabody Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNKNOWN/ALLEGED HEARING IMPAIRMENT.

April 18, 1988 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

UNKNOWN/ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.

1986 · 1 incident

July 31, 1986 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS LOADING3TWO SECTIONS OF 30# RAIL 15 FT LONG ONTO A FORKLIFT WHEN ONE SECTION OF RAIL FELL OFF THE ELEVATED FORKS AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN FRACTURE AS RAIL STRUCK HIM ABOVE THE METAT5RSAL GUARD PROVIDED ON HIS BOOT

1985 · 1 incident

April 11, 1985 WV · Coal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LOADING A SET OF TRACK WHEELS FROM A POWER CENTER INTO THE BUCKET OF AN END LOADER I NAME RING CAUGHT ON ONE OF THE WHEELS THE LOOKED RING CAUSED HIS FINGER TO BE STRUCK BY THE WHEEL AS AND LNADED IN THE END LOADER BUCKET THE BLOW RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT RING FINGER.